Manga like .hack//XXXX

Sword Art Online: Aincrad

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...



Notes:
Covers the Aincrad Arc from Volume 1 and some side stories in Volume 2 of the light novel series.
The American version of this manga published all 12 chapters in one volume.

Tags: Virtual World , Survival , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Death Game , Isekai

Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet

Also known as Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers--Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player who calls himself "Death Gun" claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto (aka Kirito) is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!



Note: Covers the Phantom Bullet Arc from Volumes 5 and 6 of the light novel series.

Tags: Seinen , Virtual World , Isekai

.hack//Quantum+

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Will follow the story as written for the anime by Tachibana Masaki.



Tags: Shounen

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario

Also known as Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Kirito and Sinon's battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers--including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this duelist, she receives something she never expected: an invitation to an exclusive guild! But what is their aim? The Mother's Rosario arc begins!

Note: Covers the Mother's Rosario Arc from Volume 7 of the light novel series.



Tags: Tragedy , Virtual World , Shounen , Isekai

Sword Art Online: Calibur

Also known as Sword Art Online: Calibur.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The goddess Urd is in danger, and only Kirito and his friends can save her! The evil frost giants have invaded her homeland of Jotunheim, bringing death and destruction in their wake. The linchpin of it all is the frost giant king's sword-the legendary weapon Excalibur! If Kirito's crew can make it to the end of the dungeon and pull the sword from the stone, peace will be brought to the land once more!

Note: Covers the Calibur Arc from a side story in Volume 8 of the light novel series.



Tags: Virtual World , Isekai